parcel post?

mrsflibble · Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:19 pm

when is the last parcel post?! have i missed it?!

QuakerBear · Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:34 pm

Before Xmas posting dates:

Standard parcels: 14th December
Second class letters: 17th December
First Class letters: 20th December
Special Delivery (Saturdays): 21st December
Special Delivery: 22nd December

All international dates have long past.

If you pay more and send your parcel special delivery from a post office you may/should be able to get it there before Christmas.

eccentric_emma · Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:03 pm

oh phew i can get those last cards off. i completely forgot it was christmas coming up to be honest.

Annpan · Post: # 79184Post **Annpan** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:16 pm

Does anyone else remember that you used to be able to post a normal first class letter before mid-day and it would arrive at first post the next day

Does anyone remember first post

(our posty comes at 11am)

Does anyone else remember being able to buy a book of stamps for a few pounds and they would do for any letter (I think it was under 50g or something)... now you have to carry weights and a ruler with you so you know that a stamp is the right one... and the books cost about Â£5

oh dear... I am ranting again

mrsflibble · Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:29 pm

I remember in my first week of uni (2001) I sent out two letters, one air mail to colorado (email buddy but we used snailmail too) and one to worcester in th uk. now, bear in mind I'm in essex, uk, which would you expect to get there first...?

yep. the one to colorado

ta for the info everryone, i managed to get my parcel in as a first class "packet". woot!

baldowrie · Post: # 79197Post **baldowrie** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:02 pm

Does anyone else remember that you used to be able to post a normal first class letter before mid-day and it would arrive at first post the next day

In the dim and distance past, yes. Just had a parcel sent up from Essex....took 10 DAYS!

hamster · Post: # 79198Post **hamster** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:28 pm

I remember being able to use regular first class stamps to send letters to Europe.

Annpan · Post: # 79202Post **Annpan** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:07 pm

baldowrie wrote:
Does anyone else remember that you used to be able to post a normal first class letter before mid-day and it would arrive at first post the next day
In the dim and distance past, yes. Just had a parcel sent up from Essex....took 10 DAYS!

They are taking the Mick

The post office (and the transport system) should never have been privatised, the infrastructure of the country is held to randsom by a bunch of fat cats....grrr.

baldowrie · Post: # 79212Post **baldowrie** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:09 pm

I can guarantee that a second class letter will take 5 days from my friend in Hampshire...2 days if I sent her one.

Postie told me to tell the poster to complain, especially as they paid nearly Â£12 for postage!

hamster · Post: # 79213Post **hamster** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:15 pm

This may be useful for anyone posting things or ordering last minute gifts online: http://www.lastpostingdates.co.uk/

mrsflibble · Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:16 pm

I got my parcel sent which cleared my conscience.

ina · Post: # 79379Post **ina** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:28 pm

Annpan wrote:
baldowrie wrote:
Does anyone else remember that you used to be able to post a normal first class letter before mid-day and it would arrive at first post the next day
In the dim and distance past, yes. Just had a parcel sent up from Essex....took 10 DAYS!
They are taking the Mick

The post office (and the transport system) should never have been privatised, the infrastructure of the country is held to randsom by a bunch of fat cats....grrr.

A few years back, I applied (during a stretch of unemployment) for a Christmas job with the local post office.

I received an invitation for an interview. The letter had taken about 8 weeks, for a distance of roughly 5 miles... Needless to say, it had come way too late. I replied with rather a sarcastic letter, apologising for not turning up for the interview, and asking if it takes 8 weeks for 5 miles (which I could have easily walked in a couple of hours), how long would a reply take from some places down south, where I'd also applied for jobs? Would I still receive them before retirement age?

They didn't see the joke. Told me they'd have to know exactly where the letter had been sent from (well, they sent it, so they should know). Argh!

smile_sunshine · Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:00 pm

Before Xmas posting dates:

Standard parcels: 14th December
Second class letters: 17th December
First Class letters: 20th December
Special Delivery (Saturdays): 21st December
Special Delivery: 22nd December

eek I might have slightly missed it for the secret santa (sent off as standard parcel on Tuesday) sorry !